Hôtel Club Mmv les Arolles

The staff is friendly and helpful. It has a convenient ski-in, ski-out location near lifts and amenities. However, the small rooms and narrow beds limit comfort for more than one person.

Just got back from a week in VT and staying at MMV Les Arolles. 4 Englishmen in their 30s, no kids, just there to ski/snowboard. After reading some of the reviews below prior to going, we were expecting to have a nightmare of a time, but honestly I do not understand these reviews. The hotel was great. Yes the rooms are small, but its a typical French ski hotel. Smaller than average rooms, no kettle etc. in the room, small bathroom, and single beds pushed together. But the beds were super comfy, the rooms warm, good pillows/duvets, a nice hot powerful shower... for the price, I can't complain. Location wise - you walk out the ski store room, and you're on the main slope within 10 metres. There's also one of the main gondola lifts joined to the hotel, so returning at the end of the day is great - ski/snowboard either directly to the hotel door if you're on one side of the mountain, or go to the bottom of the slope, get on the lift, and arrive back at your door if you're coming down the other side - perfect location! Let's talk food. The buffet far exceeded expectations. Freshly cooked food each day, different menu each time, and things you would not expect to see - e.g. the night where they did steaks. Shout out to Franchesco at the pizza station who made a custom pizza most evenings for our Vegan friend, he really appreciated that. Equally the dedicated veggie section each night really helped for his dietary requirements. Breakfast was decent, but I would have liked to see maybe hash browns/potato tots in the cooked section - that's just personal preference! Lunch... the wraps were a great midday treat, and the paninis too! Entertainment... Now this is where I was surprised. We arrived and didn't realise it was French school half-term week... so there were a lot of families. I thought it would be a nightmare, but actually it turned out pretty good. The afternoon/evening entertainment schedule was fantastic - and the French entertainment staff, and the locals, all tried to get us involved and speak English where they could. Outside playing Kuub, Boccia, or just having mulled wine around the fire... and then inside for the evening shows... it was fantastic. I was genuinely impressed that they had 11 entertainment staff for a hotel of this size, and the quality of the evening shows was excellent. Even though we didn't always understand what was going on due to the shows being in French, it was still entertaining nonetheless. Pool tables in the lobby were great - FYI 2 euro coins needed per game. Also shout out to the bar staff - always a good laugh dealing with the brothers! Overall, I definitely recommend the MMV for travellers. We are already looking at dates/options to go back next year.